Aspen Achievement Academy was a wilderness therapy program for adolescents, based in Loa, Utah.
It was operated as a part of Aspen Education Group.
The program has been moved, in name only, and merged with another wilderness therapy program in Utah.
According to the program's promotional materials, Aspen Achievement Academy enrolls adolescent males and females, ages 13-17, with a history of moderate to severe emotional and behavioral problems, such as low self-esteem, academic underachievement, substance abuse, and family conflict. The program has a flexible length of stay, with a minimum of 35 days. Some parents use the services of a teen escort company to transport their children to the site.
The program's website state that the program is JCAHO certified and licensed as an Outdoor Treatment Program by the State of Utah Department of Human Services. It maintains memberships in the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs and the Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Industry Council.
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